Sofia PROSVIRNOVA

ROC
Short Track Speed Skating
20 Dec 1997
24
Female
ST. PETERSBURG
 
Russian Federation
ST. PETERSBURG
 
Russian Federation

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
STK Short Track Speed Skating Women's 500m 18
Women's 1000m PEN
Women's 1500m 15
Women's 3000m Relay
ROC
ROC
 7
Mixed Team Relay
ROC
ROC
 7

Schedule

Start Time Location Event Status
After Heat 1 		Capital Indoor Stadium
Women's 500m - Heat 2
Finished
After Quarterfinal 2 		Capital Indoor Stadium
Mixed Team Relay - Quarterfinal 3
Finished
Capital Indoor Stadium
Mixed Team Relay - Semifinal 2
Finished
After Quarterfinal 2 		Capital Indoor Stadium
Women's 500m - Quarterfinal 3
Finished
After Heat 3 		Capital Indoor Stadium
Women's 1000m - Heat 4
Finished
After Semifinal 1 		Capital Indoor Stadium
Women's 3000m Relay - Semifinal 2
Finished
Capital Indoor Stadium
Women's 3000m Relay - Final B
Finished
After Quarterfinal 5 		Capital Indoor Stadium
Women's 1500m - Quarterfinal 6
Finished
Capital Indoor Stadium
Women's 1500m - Semifinal 1
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

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Historical Results

Olympic Games
RankEventYearLocation
4Women's 3000 metres Relay2014Sochi, RUS
5Women's 500m2018PyeongChang, KOR
5Women's 3000 metres Relay2018PyeongChang, KOR
15Women's 500m2014Sochi, RUS
21Women's 1500m2018PyeongChang, KOR
24Women's 1000m2014Sochi, RUS
DSQWomen's 1000m2018PyeongChang, KOR
World Championships
RankEventYearLocation
2Women's 3000m Relay2019Sofia, BUL
2Women's 1000m2018Montreal, QC, CAN
3Women's 1500m2019Sofia, BUL
3Women's 3000m Relay2016Seoul, KOR
4Women's 1500m2021Dordrecht, NED
4Women's 3000m Relay2021Dordrecht, NED
4Women's 3000m Superfinal2019Sofia, BUL
4Women's Overall2018Montreal, QC, CAN
5Women's 500m2021Dordrecht, NED
5Women's 1000m2019Sofia, BUL
5Women's 1500m2018Montreal, QC, CAN
6Women's Overall2019Sofia, BUL
6Women's 3000m Relay2017Rotterdam, NED
6Women's 1000m2015Moscow, RUS
6Women's 1500m2015Moscow, RUS
6Women's 3000m Relay2014Montreal, QC, CAN
7Women's 3000m Superfinal2021Dordrecht, NED
7Women's Overall2021Dordrecht, NED
7Women's 3000m Superfinal2018Montreal, QC, CAN
7Women's 3000m Relay2018Montreal, QC, CAN
8Women's 3000m Superfinal2015Moscow, RUS
8Women's Overall2015Moscow, RUS
9Women's 1500m2017Rotterdam, NED
10Women's 500m2015Moscow, RUS
12Women's 1000m2017Rotterdam, NED
13Women's Overall2017Rotterdam, NED
15Women's 500m2019Sofia, BUL
18Women's 500m2018Montreal, QC, CAN
18Women's 500m2017Rotterdam, NED
19Women's 1000m2021Dordrecht, NED
PENWomen's 3000m Relay2015Moscow, RUS
European Championships
RankEventYearLocation
1Women's 3000m Superfinal2021Gdansk, POL
1Women's 1000m2019Dordrecht, NED
1Women's 3000m Superfinal2018Dresden, GER
1Women's 3000m Relay2018Dresden, GER
1Women's 1000m2017Torino, ITA
1Women's 1000m2015Dordrecht, NED
1Women's 3000m Relay2015Dordrecht, NED
2Women's 3000m Relay2019Dordrecht, NED
2Women's Overall2019Dordrecht, NED
2Women's 1500m2017Torino, ITA
2Women's Overall2017Torino, ITA
2Women's 500m2015Dordrecht, NED
2Women's 1500m2015Dordrecht, NED
2Women's Overall2015Dordrecht, NED
3Women's 1500m2021Gdansk, POL
3Women's Overall2021Gdansk, POL
3Women's 3000m Relay2020Debrecen, HUN
3Women's 1500m2019Dordrecht, NED
3Women's 500m2018Dresden, GER
3Women's Overall2018Dresden, GER
3Women's 3000m Superfinal2017Torino, ITA
4Women's 3000m Relay2021Gdansk, POL
4Women's 3000m Relay2014Dresden, GER
5Women's 500m2019Dordrecht, NED
5Women's 3000m Superfinal2019Dordrecht, NED
5Women's 500m2017Torino, ITA
6Women's 500m2021Gdansk, POL
6Women's 1000m2021Gdansk, POL
6Women's 3000m Superfinal2015Dordrecht, NED
7Women's 1500m2018Dresden, GER
8Women's 3000m Relay2017Torino, ITA
9Women's 1500m2020Debrecen, HUN
10Women's 500m2014Dresden, GER
11Women's 1000m2018Dresden, GER
14Women's 1000m2014Dresden, GER
15Women's 500m2020Debrecen, HUN
16Women's Overall2020Debrecen, HUN
16Women's Overall2014Dresden, GER
18Women's 1500m2014Dresden, GER
19Women's 1000m2020Debrecen, HUN
World Cup
SeasonWomen's 500mWomen's 1000mWomen's 1500m
2021/22141037
2019/2020516
2018/1911221
2017/18101413
2016/17191736
2015/16827
2014/1571794
2013/149
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Sonya

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Snowboarding, watching films and cartoons, camping

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Athlete, Student

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Individual Educational and Sports Technologies - Lesgaft National State University of Physical Education, Sport and Health (St. Petersburg, RUS)

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Fiance, Viktor Hald Thorup. Father, Sergey. Mother, Tatiana. Younger brother, Nikolai.

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Russian, English

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Olympic Hopes / Central Sports Army Club

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National: Vladimir Grigorev (RUS), Tatyana Borodulina (RUS)
Personal: Svetlana Tretyakova (RUS)

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Fiance Viktor Hald Thorup (Speed skating): PyeongChang 2018 Danish Olympian, finishing fifth in the mass start. Four World Championship appearances, with a top finish of 13th in 2017 (mass start). Danish record holder in four distances.

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Synchronised skating: Competed at the World Junior Championships after disappointing results in figure skating. "This is common practice - someone who does not succeed in singles is sent to do dance or synchro. At first I even enjoyed it, but gradually I realised it was not for me." (teamrussia.pro, 2018)

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2013 World Cup in Shanghai (500m - 4th, Relay - 5th)

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March 2021: Arm injury after a fall at the start of the 500m final of the World Championships and did not finish the race.

December 2018: Injured her back and missed three weeks of gym training.

September 2015: Damaged her right ankle ligaments at the National Championships. Injured again during training in 2016 and 2017.

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Started figure skating at age five in St. Petersburg, but after limited success was invited to try out short track at a nearby training facility. (sport-express.ru, 11 Feb 2014)

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"For a long time I did not understand why you would skate round and round in a circle for a race. But I became friendly with the other skaters. And when I was called to the first training camp in Penza, I could not refuse." (teamrussia.pro, 2018)

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Win medals at the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games. (isu.org)

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Winning 1000m silver at the 2018 World Championships in Montreal, and 1500m bronze t the 2019 World Championships in Sofia. (isu.org)

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Short track skater Arianna Fontana, eight-time Olympic and ten-time World Championship medallist.
Snowboarder Alena Zavarzina (RUS), Sochi 2014 bronze medallist and 2011 parallel giant slalom world champion. (isu.org)

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Coach Svetlana Tretyakova (RUS). (Info 2018)

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"You reap what you sow." (isu.org)

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Physical Education and Sports Committee of St. Petersburg 10 Best Athletes of the Year (2019)
Honoured Master of Sport in the Russian Federation
Medal 'For Military Valour' II Degree

General Interest

LOVE IN A COLD CLIMATE
Trains when she can alongside her fiance, Viktor Hald Thorup (DEN). "He is not a short track skater, but we still have some similar kind of training. We can do the same aerobic training for example or some stuff on the ice, but it can be tough because we train in different places. When we are not together, we are on the phone with each other and we support each other that way. Last year we both trained in Salt Lake City (USA). Now, with the pandemic, it’s a bit more challenging. But next season we are planning to both train in Russia and I hope that works out.” (portal4sport.com, Apr 2021)

During the pandemic, the couple trained together in Portugal. "First when the pandemic started my boyfriend and I went to Portugal and trained there on the bikes. Then during the season, I visited him several times in Denmark. I needed special papers for that and tried to stay as safe as I could." (ISU Short Track Facebook, 17 Apr 2021)

RELAY GLORY
Values the relay more than individual competitions. "I would say that they are more important than the individual races. It seems to me that this is more prestigious for the country as well." (sport-express.ru, 11 Feb 2014)

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